Which returned more over the last year, BND or IYR?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and IYR returned +4.7%, so IYR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BND or IYR?

BND charges 0.03% a year and IYR charges 0.37%, so BND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BND vs IYR: how they differ

BND is a bond index fund and IYR an equity index fund, and over the year IYR returned more, +4.7% against −0.7%.

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund and iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF.

BND and IYR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund	IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	US aggregate bonds	U.S. Real Estate
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+4.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−12.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.37%
Holdings	not filed	61

BND in plain words

BND is a bond fund tracking the US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

IYR in plain words

IYR is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 61 positions, with the top ten at 51.5%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BND or IYR?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and IYR returned +4.7%, so IYR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BND or IYR?: BND charges 0.03% a year and IYR charges 0.37%, so BND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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